California CPUC to Hold Workshops on Demand Response OIR

Monday, October 7, 2013

On Sept. 19, the California Public Service Commission (CPUC) authorized a new rulemaking on Demand Response (R.13-09-011). The CPUC Energy Division is setting up two workshops in October as a venue for stakeholders to share their initial thoughts on the key policy questions framed in the rulemaking. The workshops will be held on October 16 and October 22.

The purpose of the proceeding, as laid out in the CPUC's Order Instituting Rulemaking, is to:

1. Review and analyze current demand response programs to determine whether and how to bifurcate them into demand-side (customer-focused programs and rates) and supply-side resources (reliable and flexible demand response that meets system resource planning and operational requirements).

2. Create an appropriate competitive procurement mechanism for supply-side demand response resources.

3. Determine the program approval and funding cycle.

4. Provide guidance for transition years.

5. Develop and adopt a roadmap with the intent to collaborate and coordinate with other Commission proceedings and state agencies in order to strategize the future of demand response in California.

Read the OIR: http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M077/K109/77109230.PDF